Cooler.



' V. V. PITTMAN.

COOLER. APPucATloN man ma. 1. 1914.

1 ,1 38,5105. Patented y May 4, 1915.

provision of a cooler wherein the construe- VINCENT v. PITTMANNF sELMA, cALIronNIA.

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Specliqeti'onfof Letters Patent.v

sppueatimaxsalretruary 7,1914. semana.,emessiv To all whom it ma? concern:

Be it known t at I, VINCENT V. Prrrf MAN, a citizen o'f the United States, residing atSelma, in the county of Fresno and State yof California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Coolers, of which the following i's a specification.A

The invention relates to coolers, and` more particularly to the class of portable coolers for refrigerating purposes.

The primary object of the invention 1s y the provision of a cooler wherein the same is entirely made from cement, and includes a compartment for the storage of food product's and also a water reservoir whereby the contents of the latter may be utilized for cooling the walls of the cooler.

Another object 'of the invention isthev prov-ision of a cooler wherein the bottom thereof-is formed with a trough to catch the drippings from vthe reservoir, and in this manner ants and other crawling insects will be prevented from lentering, the cooler when food stuff is placed therein.

A further object of the invention is the tion'thereoi' isof a novelL form, and which will assure the preserving of food stuff to keep the same fresh and cool. A4 still furtherobject of the invention is the provision of a cooler which is slmple in constrnctlon, strong, and inexpenslve in With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, comj'bination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawings :--F1gure 1 is a vertical 'longitudinal sectional view through a cooler constructedin accordance with -the invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts lthroughout the several views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the

cooler comprises a circular-shaped ,bottom 5, preferably made from cement, .and is foi-mcd with an annular groove 6 in which is engaged4 the loweredge of the cylindrical body 7 which is formed in a ,plurality of .trance to the body 7 of the cooler.

sections, the same-being vmade vfrom cement. and in one of the sections may be provided Patented Maya-'1915. l

a doorway adapted to be closed by the ordinary swinging door, -which is also preferably constructed from cement.

Encircling the -upper end of the body 7 is the rim 8 of a water reservoir 9, which is preferably constructed from'cement, the rim being formed at the bottom of the said reservoir 9 to engage about the body 7 for holding the sections thereof together when lthe' reservoir is superimposed upon the body.

This reservoir is adapted to contain water. Formed centrally in the bottom 5 is a socket .10, and likewise formed in the bottom of the reservoir 9v in alinement therewith is a further socket 11, and `these sockets are adapted to receive the ends of a rod 12 which is rotatable therein and serves asa support for disk-like shelves 13, preferably -made from cement, the said shelves being held in s aced relation from each other by P-spacing columns 14. It will be noted that the shelves 13can bevrotated within the body 7 so that food products can be conveniently placed thereon and supported thereby.

Formed in the bottom 5 concentrically with respect tothe groove 6 is a channel A15, while formed in the sides of the reservoir 9 at desired intervals ,are a ertures .16 in which are fitted absorbent strips 17 in the-form ot wicks adapted to hang from the reservoir exteriorly of the body so that the water contained within the reservoir will wet the strips 17 and the drippings therefrom wil be caught in the channel 15 for the filling of the same so that ants or other crawling insects will be prevented from gaining en- The water dripping from the strips 17 will trickle down the outer face of the body 7 and thus sustain the same cool for ing the contents of the cooler and a dering such contents cooL reservso ren- From the foregoing it is thought that the i eonstructic'in and nia-nner of use of the delicel will be clearly understood, and therefore a more extended explanation has been.

diical body tted within` the nnegglost n channeLf-a' Wa-ter 'reservoir superi-IDPQSQQ 'upon the body and having a dopmf 1111 `enzlbracing-the.upper end of Vthe sadgbdy to holdl the sectionsl thereof together, t'

said reservoirbeing formed with apertm in its sidewall, and absorbent strips passed through the apertures and having the maj or `portion of their length depending Withoutr thebody.

presence of two Witnesses.

VINCENT V. PTTMAN. y

Wtnessesz Y W. S. HOPKINS, F. O, THOMAS. 

